Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Agnus Dei Horse Harness Mount

CIRCA 1100 A.D.

1 5/8 in. (11.3 grams, 41 mm).

Octofoil mount with four attachment holes, agnus dei motif in profile reserved against a pounced field.

Provenance

Found Shottesbrooke, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-D59AA0.

Literature

See the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-D59AA0; see also, for a similar type PAS find ID 586271.

Footnotes

The image represents the Agnus Dei, a visual representation of Jesus as a lamb, which is more normally shown with a flag. The intensive use of punched annulets is often found on harness pendants of 12th-century date.

CONDITION

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LOT 1869